#Public Consultation

NGT Pune Bench quashed environmental clearance granted to M/s Deepak Chem Tech Limited for concealing interlinked linear infrastructure and project splitting in a 90 MW coal captive power plant. The ruling underscores the mandatory disclosure of interdependent projects and linear structures in EIA Form 1, setting a precedent for stricter compliance in industrial clearances.

National Green Tribunal holds that environmental clearances issued without SEIAA approval violate EIA Notification 2006 and are void ab initio, reinforcing procedural safeguards under environmental law.

Andhra Pradesh High Court holds that relocation of CBMWTF cannot be treated as mere extension; fresh EC required under EIA Notification 2006, with due process and natural justice.